Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.